Length 23.5cm x Width 6.3cm x Height 12.9cm
a- Length 23.5cm x Width 6.3cm x Height 12.1cm
b- Length 9.9cm x Width 5.3cm x Height 1.7cm
c- Length 16.5cm x Width 4.4cm x Height 0.7cm
A dutch horn smoothing plane comprised of three parts, a wooden rectangular body with a flat sole and a wooden horn/handle on the toe (a), a rectangular wooden wedge piece with two longer fragments on either side (b) and a thin flat rectangular iron made of two pieces of metal screwed together. The wedge and the iron fit together inside of the body of the plane and the wedge holds the iron in place as it cuts the wood below. Stamped on the iron is a symbol of an eye with "GOLDENBERG" below it. Below this is a symbol of two tools crossed. Below this are the letters "W" and "P" with a symbol of an anvil between them, and below this is "WARD".
Smoothing planes are used for the finest finishing work on the wood surface. Before sandpaper was in common use, surfaces such as veneers were not sanded down, but "smoothed" with the smoothing plane. It was essential to set the iron with extreme precision, and to work with the highest degree of skill.
